Risk Assessment as a Tool for Water Resources Decision-Making in Central Asia

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Methods and Applications of Human Risk Assessment

   1. Risk Assessment, Risk Management & Risk Communication

      • C. M. Teaf, J. M. Kuperberg

      Pages 1-15

   2. Assessment, Management, and Cleanup of Radiological Contamination in Water: Methods and Challenges

      • C. L. Huntoon

      Pages 17-25

   3. Engineering Considerations Regarding Withdrawal, Testing, Treatment, Distribution, and Reuse of Water

      • L. L. Gray, J. M. Kuperberg

      Pages 27-43

   4. Implementation of Health-Based Guidelines for Water Supplies in Europe and Central Asia: Management Considerations for Municipal Authorities Regarding Water Quantity and Quality

      • R. Aertgeerts

      Pages 45-85

3. Methods and Applications of Ecological Evaluation and Landscape Science

   1. Approaches to the Evaluation and Protection of Groundwater and Surface Water in Situations with Competing Regional Uses

      • K. W. F. Howard

      Pages 87-112

   2. Successfully Managing Multiple Uses of Water

      • S. N. Miller

      Pages 113-131

   3. Radioactive Contamination of Aquatic Ecosystems: Source, Transfer and Countermeasures

      • C. M. Vandecasteele

      Pages 133-154

   4. Ecological Risk Assessment Through Landscape Science Approaches

      • G. Zurlini, O. Rossi, A. Ferrarini, P. Rossi, I. Petrosillo, N. Zaccarelli

      Pages 155-173

   5. Impact of Oil Field Activities on Water Resources

      • E. Okandan, B. ÖZcan

      Pages 175-196

4. Water Resources & Decision Making in Central Asia and Other Countries

   1. Water Resources and Sustainable Development in Central Asia: Roles of Risk Assessment and Risk Management

      • B. Yessekin, V. Bogachev

      Pages 197-212

   2. Risk Assessment in Kazakhstan

      • K. Bolatbaeva

      Pages 213-226

   3. An Introduction Into the Environmental Performance of Sustainable Development in Mongolia

      • E. Johnova

      Pages 227-238

   4. Selected Industrial and Energy Related Facilities in Central Asia: Examples of Water Resource Impacts

      • G. Yedilbayeva, R. Akhmetov

      Pages 239-244

   5. Analysis of Possible Risks Associated with the Application of Water Resources in Kyrgyzstan

      • E. M. Rodina, T. N. Filkova

      Pages 245-255

   6. Status and Problems of Water Resources in Azerbaijan

      • F. M. Jafarov

      Pages 257-260

   7. Risk and Environmental Impact Assessment: Decision Making for Management of Water Resources in Kazakhstan

      • A. N. Miroshnichenko

      Pages 261-269

   8. Problems and Perspectives of Saving Sarez Lake

      • I. Sh. Normatov, U. M. Mirsaidov

      Pages 271-277

   9. Assessment of the Influence of River Runoff Regulation on Ecological Situation

      • V. M. Starodubtsev, O. L. Fedorenko, M. Zh. Burlibaev

      Pages 279-304

   10. The Importance of Scientific Cooperation Among Asian Countries in the Study and Risk Assessment of Water Resources in Central Asia

       • T. S. Papina, Yu. I. Vinokurov

       Pages 305-310

Water resources, both in terms of water quality and water quantity, are of critical importance in planning for sustainable development in Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well as in other parts of the world. This NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW), entitled "Risk Assessment as a Tool for Water Resources Decision-Making in Central Asia", was conducted on September 23-25, 2002 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The ARW addressed methods and approaches by which risk assessment methodology that has been developed in the United States, Europe and elsewhere can be applied to environmental and water resource problems in Central Asia. The stated goals of the ARWwere: • to assess the existing state of knowledge in the context of potential applications of risk assessment tools to water resources and other environmental issues in Central Asia; • to identify research gaps and directions for future research in the area of water resources which may be addressed through the application of risk assessment tools; • to promote closer working relationships between the scientists and technical experts from Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well as the scientists and technical experts from the United States and Europe. Based on historical experiences of Central Asian scientists and their colleagues in other parts of the world, there is a demonstrated need in the region to provide education, training and technical assistance on environmental decision-making tools, including risk assessment.

• development
• ecosystem
• groundwater
• paper
• sustainable development
• hydrogeology
• ecotoxicology

• Institute for International Cooperative Environmental Research, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA

  Christopher M. Teaf, Mikhail K. Khankhasayev

• Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia, Almaty, Kazakhstan

  Bulat K. Yessekin

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